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Dublin

Today we enjoyed a walking tour. We saw so many wonderful old churches, cathedrals, and interesting old architecture. We visited St. Patricks Cathedral which was initially built around 1190AD and has been added onto up until the early 1700’s. Christ Ch…

Back aboard Istaboa…

…and very happy to be.The interior project is still (begrudgingly) in the works. Seems nothing works out as one expects these days, but we’re sure it will all wangle out to our liking in the end.Today as we flew out of Memphis we circled downtown’s r…

Wednesday, May 9, 2011 – Costa Baja Swimming Pool

This afternoon, Brian, Isha and and our darling granddaughter Bella leave for Anchorage – they have been here since Monday the 25th, but the time has gone much too fast. I am sitting at the hotel pool watching them swim together in delightfully warm wa…

#45 Bodega Bay

While waiting for offshore weather to improve, we decided to stop in at Bodega Bay.  It’s situated north of San Francisco in southern Sonoma County.  A quiet spot off the beaten path with a secure harbor many commercial fishermen call home….

Cape Upstart to Cairns

After dropping the boys 5 nm from our anchorage we continued on and anchored, deployed the flopper stopper, only one was needed as the weather was calm and only necessary as we know from experience that the swell develops later in the evening. The boys…

#45 Bodega Bay

While waiting for offshore weather to improve, we decided to stop in at Bodega Bay.  It’s situated north of San Francisco in southern Sonoma County.  A quiet spot off the beaten path with a secure harbor many commercial fishermen call home….

Dublin Ireland

We have arrived in Dublin. The train down from Belfast was very interesting. The countryside was green and beautiful. We saw a lot of pasture land and many, many golf courses. The weather has been sunny and nice. We had dinner in an old Irish pub tonig…

Day 1 at Sea

It is now 7am and we are getting our first ocean sunrise in many months.   We finally got out of Auckland at noon on Wednesday.    It was bittersweet leaving NZ, not knowing if or when we shall return.   Our firs…

Katelyn and Callum at city hall in Belfast Northern Ireland

Titanic

The Titanic was built in Belfast, they’re celebrating it’s 100 year birthday next year.